Two felony cases filed in one year
Waupaca County Judge Troy Nielsen issued a warrant for the arrest of Devin J. Postel, 43, Hortonville.
Postel was charged Monday, July 22, with second-degree sexual assault of an unconscious victim and felony bail jumping.
On May 27, a 21-year-old woman accused Postel of having sex with her while she was sleeping in a camper at Wolf River campground in Mukwa.
According to the criminal complaint, the woman and her friend joined Postel at a campsite that his nephew had rented.
There were six adults, sitting around a campfire, drinking.
The woman went into the camper around 3 a.m. to sleep in a bunk bed.
Postel climbed into the top bunk, then asked if he could share her blanket since he had not brought one with him.
The woman agreed, turned to face the wall away from him, then fell asleep.
When she woke up, she was naked from the waist down. Her underwear and shorts on the floor.
The woman told investigators she immediately believed she had been raped.
The woman and her friend left the campsite and drove to St. Vincent Hospital in Greed Bay for a rape test.
Postel faces up to 40 yeears in prison if convicted of sexual assault of an unconscious victim.
2018 charge
Postel is also accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.
According to the criminal complaint, Postel invited the girl to join his nieces and nephews for an overnight Halloween party in 2016.
The girl told her mother she had a good time with the other children.
In May 2017, Postel invited the girl to spend the night camping with him and his nieces and nephews.
Instead, the girl found herself alone in a camper with just Postel, the complaint says.
When she returned, her mother discovered new nightgowns in the girl’s overnight bag.
She also noticed the girl seemed upset.
The girl told investigators Postel made her wear the nightgowns and sleep with him.
She said he touched her inappropriately.
The complaint says the girl “covered her face and started to cry.”
The girl told investigators, “He threatened me that if I told anybody he would kill me.”
On July 24, 2018, District Attorney Veronica Isherwood charged Postel with first-degree sexual assault of a child.
He was released on a $2,000 signature bond.
A jury trial on the 2018 charge is scheduled for Oct. 28-30.
Postel faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted of sexual assault of a child.